Whether sitting in an art or European history class, viewers will enjoy the rich images presented in these slides. Art from the Baroque period, including paintings, sculptures, and furniture, is featured in this presentation, along with...

Students explore the Sistine Chapel. In this European history instructional activity, students watch "Sistine Chapel Frescoes: Scenes from Genesis." Students then discuss the Vatican and the role of the Pope. Students then visit a...

All questions in this Easter Sunday learning exercise involve the religious significance of the holiday. Students complete twelve activities such as phrase matching, fill in the blanks, spelling, sequencing, scrambled sentences, writing...

The Cinquecento period was a span of approximately 100 years of Italian art and architecture. This extensive slideshow provides wonderful images of the art and architecture of the time. It focuses on masters such as Da Vinci, Raphael,...

Students read about the one-year anniversary of the bombing of the Mosque of the Golden Dome, or Askariya Shrine, in Iraq. They explore a number of other sites of religious significance to create designs for a geography Web site on holy...

Students discuss the value of memorials and design their own to commemorate the death of the Pope or another religious leader. They compare memorial rituals around the world in a writeen exercise.

Learners research and study the life of Pope John Paul II life. The discover how he influences others. They view web sites and pictures of Pope John Paul's life.

In this English learning exercise, students read "Deceased John Paul II Seen on TV," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.

Picture of St. Peters and a very brief description which coins the basilica as "the greatest church of Christendom.

On the oddly specific Cupola.com's page, you can scroll down to St. Peter's Basilica and find a few pictures of the dome.

Picture of St. Peters and a very brief description which coins the basilica as "the greatest church of Chritendom."

Picture of St. Peters and a very brief description which coins the basilica as "the greatest church of Chritendom."

A series of pictures showing various scenes and buildings from the famous center of the Catholic Church. Scroll down the page to view the other pcitures.

An image of "St Peter's and the Vatican Palace", created by Maerten Van Heemskerck during the 1530's (Pen and ink, 276 x 623 mm).

An image of "Rome: View of St Peter's and the Vatican Seen from Prati Di Castello", created by Caspar Andriaans Van Wittelz (Oil on canvas, 46 x 76 cm).

Vatican

Vatican

Vatican

Vatican

Vatican

Take a tour of Virtual Rome. See virtual panoramas such as the Roman Colosseum, St. Peter and the Vatican, the Roman Forum and the Aventine.

A series of pictures showing various scenes and buildings from the famous center of the Catholic Church. Scroll down the page to view the other pcitures.

This site contains information on how Italian Renaissance architecture found its roots in the ancient world, the principles it rested on, and some key figures in its development.